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Saturday
Football
8am-12pm (all times BST)Matchday live
Tom Bassam sets nan weekend’s shot sum successful motion by previewing a time of unrelenting action. As good arsenic 5 Premier League games, there’s plentifulness of liking successful nan Championship, pinch Millwall v QPR and Portsmouth v Leicester among nan cardinal early fixtures. There’s besides buildup to nan latest Women’s World Cup qualifiers, including Albania v Wales and Belgium v Scotland. In nan Bundesliga, history is successful nan making arsenic Marie-Louise Eta takes complaint of Union Berlin for her first crippled against Wolfsburg. Over successful Spain, Atlético Madrid return connected Real Sociedad successful nan Copa Del Rey final. In nan National League, York and Rochdale some play astatine 5.30pm arsenic they conflict for promotion. Why not subordinate nan conversation? Email [email protected]
Cricket
11amCounty Championship
Tanya Aldred clocks connected for time 2 of our region cricket blog, pinch 4 fixtures nether way. There’s definite to beryllium liking successful England imaginable Sonny Baker’s advancement arsenic Hampshire look Somerset. The 23-year-old gait bowler deed a individual champion 91.5mph successful pre-season and gave nan selectors a nudge pinch an astonishing triple-wicket maiden against Yorkshire past weekend. There has besides been plentifulness of chat surrounding nan determination to let imperishable substitutions, pinch nan caller norm nether scrutiny aft conscionable 2 weeks of nan season.
Premier League
12.30pmBrentford v Fulham live
Fulham person won their past 3 convention games against their westbound London rivals, but Marco Silva’s broadside person drifted to 12th successful nan array aft a 2-0 conclusion astatine Anfield. Brentford are presently perched successful seventh place, but are conscionable 3 points supra Fulham. The title for European shot keeps nan stakes precocious arsenic Tim de Lisle hosts nan unrecorded blog and Taha Hashim reports from Craven Cottage.
Women’s Six Nations
1.30pmScotland v England live
England are connected a grounds winning tally of 34 games, chasing an eighth consecutive Six Nations title and 5th consecutive expansive slam, but nan Red Roses must travel to position pinch a increasing database of absentees arsenic they recreation to Murrayfield. England’s caput coach, John Mitchell, has made 5 unit changes to nan starting XV, handing a debut to nan 19-year-old Demelza Short astatine blindside flanker and switching prima subordinate Ellie Kildunne to nan near helping arsenic England look to build connected nan 33-12 triumph against Ireland. Daniel Gallan helms nan unrecorded blog and Sarah Rendell reports from Edinburgh.
Premier League
3pmClockwatch
John Brewin keeps an roving oculus crossed nan 2 mid-afternoon kick-offs. Leeds big Wolves knowing they tin return a immense measurement towards Premier League safety; triumph would move Daniel Farke’s broadside 9 points clear of nan bottommost three. Wolves will beryllium officially relegated if they suffer astatine Elland Road and different results spell against them. Eddie Howe’s flailing Newcastle tenure faces a reliable introspection against his erstwhile club, Bournemouth, and there’s plentifulness of EFL action too. Aaron Bower reports from Elland Road, pinch Lousie Taylor filing from St James’ Park.
Premier League
5.30pmTottenham v Brighton live
With nary wins successful their past 14 convention games, Tottenham are successful nan driblet zone, 2 points beneath 17th-placed West Ham, and successful threat of relegation for nan first clip since 1977. Defeat for Roberto De Zerbi’s broadside against his aged nine Brighton could time off them adrift pinch 5 games near if Nottingham Forest and West Ham prime up points connected Sunday and Monday. Simon Burnton buckles up for nan blog while Ed Aarons reports from nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Premier League
8pmChelsea v Manchester United live
The evening kick-off could beryllium a cracker, arsenic Rob Smyth keeps gait pinch events astatine Stamford Bridge. Recent results person threatened Chelsea’s Champions League qualification hopes, pinch 1 triumph from their past 7 convention games leaving Liam Rosenior’s broadside 4 points extracurricular nan apical five. A must-win game, then, arsenic nan Blues look to salvage what has go a disappointing season. Jacob Steinberg reports from nan ground.
Sunday
Football
8am-12pmMatchday live
Tom Bassam rises early to connection each nan news and vibes for a Sunday featuring 2 compelling Premier League clashes – nan Merseyside derby and nan title face-off betwixt Manchester City and Arsenal. There’ll beryllium plentifulness of aftershocks from Saturday’s matches positive a look up to Aston Villa v Sunderland, Nottingham Forest v Burnley and Monday night’s Crystal Palace v West Ham. North of nan border, St Mirren will activity Scottish Cup joyousness against Celtic successful nan semi-final astatine Hampden Park. Back successful December, nan Buddies brought nan Scottish League Cup trophy backmost to Paisley pinch a 3-1 triumph complete nan Hoops successful nan final.
Cricket
11amCounty Championship live
James Wallace picks up nan baton for time 3 of our region cricket blog. With 4 games successful progress, he’ll beryllium providing updates from Hampshire v Somerset and Warwickshire v Essex successful Division One, positive a brace of Division Two fixtures: Gloucestershire v Lancashire and Northampton v Middlesex. Email James aliases remark beneath nan line.
Premier League
2pmEverton v Liverpool live
Daniel Harris is connected overwatch for nan first Merseyside derby astatine Everton’s caller Hill Dickinson Stadium. Liverpool stay successful nan title for Champions League qualification pinch 52 points successful 5th spot – 5 points supra Everton successful eighth spot – but nan champions’ underwhelming play has thrust head Arne Slot’s early into crisp focus. After his broadside were bundled retired of nan Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain successful midweek, nan Dutchman must debar different dispiriting defeat. David Moyes’s hosts, meanwhile, are seeking a 3rd triumph successful a statement astatine their caller location for nan first time. Andy Hunter reports.
Premier League
4.30pmManchester City v Arsenal live
Rob Smyth is braced for what could beryllium nan decisive lucifer successful this season’s title race. Arsenal are six points clear astatine nan apical but successful stuttering form, and a rejuvenated City will cognize that triumph nan Etihad Stadium would make them marginal favourites to reclaim nan crown. If Pep Guardiola’s broadside prevail and past triumph astatine relegation-bound Burnley 3 days later, they will tie level astatine nan apical – but an distant triumph connected Sunday would each but extremity nan race. Our large lucifer reporting squad are David Hytner, Barney Ronay and Jamie Jackson.
